POINTS

Sample Goat Show Scorecard

&= nbsp;	POINTS=	Senior= Doe	Junior= Doe	Buck
A.	GENERAL APPEARANCE An attractive framework with femininity (masculinity in bucks), stren= gth, upstandingness, length, and smoothness of blending throughout that create= an impressive style and graceful walk.	35=	55=	55=
	Stature - slightly taller at withers than at = hips with long bone pattern throughout.	2<= /p>	2<= /p>	2<= /p>
	Head & Breed Characteristics - clean-cut = and balanced in length, width, and depth; broad muzzle with full nostrils; well-sculpted, alert eyes; strong jaw with angular lean junction to throa= t; appropriate size, color, ears, and nose to meet breed standard.	5<= /p>	10=	8<= /p>
	Front End Assembly - prominent withers arched= to point of shoulder with shoulder blade, point of shoulder, and point of el= bow set tightly and smoothly against the chest wall both while at rest and in mot= ion; deep and wide into chest floor with moderate strength of brisket.	5<= /p>	8<= /p>	10=
	Back - strong and straight with well-defined vertebrae throughout and slightly uphill to withers; level chine with full crops into a straight, wide loin; wide hips smoothly set and level with b= ack; strong rump which is uniformly wide and nearly level from hips to pinbones and thurl to thurl; thurls set two-thirds of the distance from hips to pinbones; well defined and wide pinbones set slightly lower than the hips; tailhead slightly above and smoothly set between pinbones; tail symmetric= al to body and free from coarseness; vulva normal in size and shape in femal= es (normal sheath and testes in males).	8<= /p>	12=	10=
	Legs, Pasterns & Feet - bone flat and str= ong throughout leading to smooth, free motion; front legs with clean knees, straight, wide apart and squarely placed; rear legs wide apart and straig= ht from the rear and well angulated in side profile through the stifle to cleanly molded hocks, nearly perpendicular from hock to B, yet flexible pastern of medium length; strong feet with tight toes, pointed directly forward; deep heels with sole nearly uniform in depth from toe to heel.	15=	23=	25=
B.	DAIRY CHARACTER Angularity and general openness with strong yet refined and clean bone structure, showing freedom from coarseness and with evidence of milking ability giving due regard to stage of lactation (of breeding season in bucks). Neck - long, lean, and blending smoothly into the shoulders; clean= -cut throat and brisket. Withers - prominent and wedge-shaped with the dorsal process arisi= ng slightly above the shoulder blades. Ribs - flat, flinty, wide apart, and long; lower rear ribs should angle to flank. Flank - deep, yet arched and free of excess tissue. Thighs - in side profile, moderately incurving from pinbone to sti= fle; from the rear, clean and wide apart, highly arched and out-curving into t= he escutcheon to provide ample room for the udder and its attachment. Skin - thin, loose, and pliable with soft, lustrous hair.<= /o:p>	20	20	30
C.	BODY CAPACITY Relatively large in proportion in size, age, and period of lactation = of animal (of breeding season for bucks), providing ample capacity, strength, and vigor.	10=	15=	15=
	Chest - deep and wide, yet clean-cut, with we= ll sprung foreribs, full in crops and at point of elbow.	4<= /p>	7<= /p>	7<= /p>
	Barrel - strongly supported, long, deep, and = wide; depth and spring of rib tending to increase into a deep yet refined flank=	6<= /p>	8<= /p>	8<= /p>
D.	MAMMARY SYSTEM Strongly attached, elastic, well-balanced with adequate capacity, quality, ease of milking, and indicating heavy milk production over a long period of usefulness.	35=	-	-
	Udder Support - strong medial suspensory liga= ment that clearly defines the udder halves, contributes to desirable shape and capacity, and holds the entire udder snugly to the body and well above the hocks. Fore, rear, and lateral attachments must be strong and smooth.	13=	-	-
	Fore Udder - wide and full to the side and extending moderately forward without excess non-lactating tissue and indicating capacity, desirable shape, and productivity.	5<= /p>	-	-
	Rear Udder - capacious, high, wide, and arche= d into the escutcheon; uniformity wide and deep to the floor; moderately curved = in side profile without protruding beyond the vulva.	7<= /p>	-	-
	Balanced, Symmetry & Quality - in side pr= ofile, one-third of the capacity visible in front of the leg, one-third under the leg, and one-third behind the leg; well-rounded with soft, pliable, and elastic texture that is well collapsed after milking, free of scar tissue, with halves evenly balanced.	6<= /p>	-	-
	Teats - uniform size and of medium length and diameter in proportion to capacity of udder, cylindrical in shape, pointed nearly straight down or slightly forward, and situated two-thirds of the distance from the medial suspensory ligament on the floor of each udder-h= alf to the side, indicating ease of milking.	4<= /p>	-	-
	TOTALS	100	100	100